"Le Villageois qui cherche son veau" (the country boy who searches his calf)
Copper etching by Nicolas De Larmessin (1640 - 1725) after the painting
by Nicolas Vleughels (1668 - 1737). Paris, ca. 1700
The title is figurative and a play on words, remembering Jean de la Fontaine's fable with the same title, as the calf, the boy is searching, is a quite willing and expectantly reclined young country girl, who lets the boy peek under her knickers, while she looks on across her already exposed bosom. Up on a tree sits a happy voyeur to this erotic scene.
Wide margins with edges showing some traces of age and use. Image in perfect condition.
27.2 x 35 cm (10.7 x 13.8")
$ 720.00
Order Nr. GALLANTRY235545
